Episodes

Alan Patricof is an American investor and one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. He is the founder of Apax Partners, Greycroft Partners, and, originally, Patricof Company Ventures. Alan started his early career managing …

First aired 8/20/21 Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and Washington Post best-selling author. Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping shape AmeriCorps; …

Jasiri X is the founder of 1HOOD Media, an activist, and a renowned recording artist, among many other titles. Jasiri X is the first independent Hip-Hop artist to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate, which he received from Chicago Theological Seminary …

First Aired 4/22/22 Todd Kaplan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Pepsi. In his role, he oversees all brand creative, communications and commercial execution across Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Zero Sugar, while building a long term strategy and new …

Sarah Dusek is Co-Founder of Under Canvas, the leading US adventure-hospitality company offering luxurious glamping accommodations just minutes from America’s most popular and iconic national parks. In 2017, Under Canvas received a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list, and …

FIRST AIRED 1/30/21 On E131 of The POZcast, I’m joined by Jordan Harbinger, who hosts the Top Ranked iTunes podcast, “The Jordan Harbinger Show” with over 11 million monthly downloads. Jordan and I kick it off by talking about his …

Hung Lee is a founder, curator, and recruitment industry professional with nearly 20 years of experience. He stays on top of the pulse of the recruiting world through his Recruiting Brainfood newsletter and community, which he curates himself. Before Recruiting …

FIRST AIRED 1/27/21 In this very special episode of The POZcast, I’m joined by Grant Cardone, Mr #10X to discuss life, business, and his newest challenge in shooting the most recent season of Undercover Billionaire on Discovery+. We open up …

David Shapiro founded Semkhor over 25 years ago to explore the intersection of art and technology. He attended Columbia College to study English and East Asian Philosophy and then became a licensed doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He used his …

FIRST AIRED 3/31/21 Thrilled to welcome Lindsay Kaplan to episode 138 of #thePOZcast. Lindsay is the Co-founder of Chief, the private network designed to connect and support women in executive leadership roles. Previously, she was an early member of the …

Angela Antony is the Founder and CEO of Scoutible, the world’s first game-based hiring platform, which uses machine learning to track soft skills through gameplay and uncover the best candidates for a job. Angela spent nine years at Harvard, focusing …

Stephynie Malik is the founder and CEO of SMALIK Enterprises. Stephynie started her first global company, MalikCo, by bootstrapping the company with $1,500 and a cell phone, building it into a global software integrator, designing and delivering customized business solutions, …

Krish Ramineni is the co-founder & CEO of Fireflies.ai, a fast-growing startup based in San Francisco. The company has had a breakout year with its AI Voice Assistant that transcribes meetings, creates notes, and completes tasks. Krish launched Fireflies.ai to …

FIRST AIRED 10/21/21 Brett Berish, is the owner of Sovereign Brands and the CEO of Belaire, a collection of French sparkling wines that have become globally recognized as America’s fastest-growing French sparkling wine brand. In a few short years, Belaire …

Al Cini is the managing partner and the creative force behind the Brand and Culture Alignment Toolkit®. Al builds high-performing teams, is educated in quantitative social psych, and has decades of large-scale project management experience for real-world companies like Apple …

FIRST AIRED 8/26/21 Tyrel Kirkham is the Vice President of Brand and Marketing Strategy at the Detroit Pistons. Before joining the Pistons in 2020, Tyrel ran different merchandising and venue services at staple organizations like my New York Mets, The …

Oakland McCulloch is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army. During his 23 year career in the Army, Oak McCulloch held numerous leadership positions in the Infantry and Armor branches. His operational deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in …

FIRST AIRED 9/15/21 Amy Malin is the cofounder of Trueheart and the Trueheart social impact search engine, a new platform that allows people to change the world with every search. Trueheart donates 80% of their net profits to six deserving …

Jay Rosenzweig is an internationally renowned social impact entrepreneur, humanitarian, trained lawyer, and leadership strategist. The founder of Rosenzweig & Company, Jay is an expert in designing, building and attracting world class teams. He consults with public and private companies, …

FIRST AIRED: SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2019 Today I want to switch things up a bit and talk about a very important topic, mental wellness. This is more than a hot topic, its reality and we all need to do a much …

Andreas Widmer is a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for helping business professionals find deeper meaning in their work and sustainable success through principled entrepreneurship. He is also the author of, The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value, where …

AIRED AUGUST 6TH, 2019 The goal of the pozcast is to bring you, the job seekers, my listeners new, outside the box advice and tactics to take their search to the next level. My next guest, Austin Belcak does just …

Perfecto Sanchez is a decorated military veteran with two combat tours to Iraq, who was originally born and raised in NYC by way of a tough Jamaican mom and later, West Point. He has over 10 years of corporate marketing …

ORIG AIR DATE 8/20/21 Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and Washington Post best selling author. Laura’s 25-year resume is defined by her entrepreneurial edge. She served as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping …